Suburban Steps To Rockland: The Story of The Ealing Club (15*) + ScreenTalk

Part of Doc 'n' Roll Film Festival 2017

This world premiere tells the tale of The Ealing Club, from the point of view of those now famous musicians who cut their teeth on its hallowed stage.

It was a dingy and smokey concrete-floored basement barely mentioned in music history books and which only lasted three years but its pivotal role in nurturing the golden generation of Classic-Rock musicians and kick-starting the British Blues movement remains undeniable.
Inspired by American touring blues acts like Muddy Waters and Sister Rosetta Tharpe and with the complicity of a 19-year old student from Teheran, in 1962 guitarist Alexis Korner and harmonica player Cyril Davies opened the Ealing Club, London's (and Britain's) first Rhythm and Blues venue. Soon young music fans from all over the country started attending Alexis and Cyril's shows and sat-in during their set. The list of youngsters who learned the blues at the Ealing Club includes: Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, Paul Jones, Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Dick Taylor, Jeff Beck and Eric Burdon...to name just a few.

Booking fees

60p booking fee per online transaction, 70p by phone.

No fee when tickets are booked in person.

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Barbican Cinema 1

Location
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Nearby public transport
We are within walking distance from a number of London Underground stations, the closest being Barbican, St Paul’s and Moorgate. The nearest train stations are Liverpool Street and Farringdon. Bus Route 153 runs directly past the Barbican along Chiswell Street

Car and bicycle parking
We have free bicycle spaces and paid car parking spaces available

We’ve plenty of places for you to relax and replenish, from coffee and cake to wood-fired pizzas and full pre-theatre menus

Barbican Kitchen

Bonfire

Foyer bars and cafe

Martini bar

Osteria

Access
Level access from the Pit floor foyer only to the two boxes (see Mobility below). All other seats lead off stepped aisles.

Mobility
Two boxes at the rear of the auditorium each have space for one wheelchair user and a companion. Please book early and ask for these seats.

Assistance dogs
Assistance dogs may be taken into the cinema – please tell us when booking, to ensure your seat has enough space. If you prefer, you may leave your dog with a member of the foyer staff during the performance.

Hearing facility
There is an induction loop in the auditorium. You can use this by adjusting your hearing aid to the ‘T’ setting.